New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-15

DIssATIsFACTIoN OF WESTERN KNIGHTS VENTS
ITSELF N A SERIES or coNUNDRUMs.
The opposition to the present management OF the
Knights Labor rowing and Is not confined to the
Anarchstic bomb throwing element either has been
made to appear by the members Of the General Execu
tive Board In the number OF The Denrer Coil Labor
Enquirer, Burnotte G. Haskell, ono OF the leading
members OF tho order in the far West. asks nifty
questions OF General Master Workman Powdery In the
Introduction questions the statement made that
q Mr Powderly is endeavorng to bend 1t 1.-THE order
toward absolntism and Imperialism" Among the most
pertinent OF the questions are the following:
Won ni ay BOYCOTT Of b A. % or T&e e
YORK Sun fiith Avenue Railroad or any boycott
why mat while saving yon are opposed to strikes yGn
eneoursged ts recent ana ~ S'Ae Oh A.
vhT SIR did Won not publicly denounce the explosions OF
dynamite which occurred that strike on the steamers OF the
DO YOU approve OF the church persecution OF Dr. McGynn
NOT. why has your voice been raised in protest
Dn ;, you sS tye .s5 % ON Earth
Did you keep the secret work OF the X
Did you not reveal to Cardinal Gibbons whole OF that
secfe work and furthermore say catholic Church that
In the order nythins which DIES ed altered OF
il You shall yea then ask you; Is not fact
that you attend mass son ellmes - ore. a. rec
the Catholic priesthood and that you are 70 lhe u
the oder eXDelng the egarmAkers from the n oil Il
W1s il not passed by trek at Richmond Convention
Why have you suspr nde is ~ one pace w New ,
Under what section OF The X OF l. constitution the
cgarmaker be PEELED from the order for refusing 10 leave
Their union Ill,
else the palace Philadelphia. be expelled from The or
qcr. As urged by about forty days agoi -
Is that contrary 10 the constitution OF the a.
OF l. recurring all amendments 10 be submitted 10 mo locals
that the Executive Board at the Richmond session was made
auditor accounts and that there Is absolutely 10
check upon dishonesty
Did You not advise disirust traitor any
leader praised by the capitalist press II So why
ideas They began q praise yuu
YOU are strike and te boycott aud the In
Labor party remedy the wrongs
OF labOri
For what secretly lend your aid 70 the de
feat OF The United Labor party at Chicago
Did not Robert Nelson the nOmiuce AT Chicago, vote
against paying 5000 ana against Increasing
yOur term Richmond, and not that ono Of
HE ,asons why you helped 10 down mini
What Is tho " Home CluD'i
Why taken concerning IL refused 10 TIC
Inspection of dc gates Al the Richmond scsslon So.
Why Nontauk refused charter Why was d. ~ 10
suspended passing critical rrsoulOns concerning the
club" and yourself Is not the Printers D. A. -
ali under ban WHY Why DID scnG BAILEY IN hght
Amalganatet Association ~ Mngo Janet on and inc
CARPET wcayors and siyeisnths IN NCw YORK why ave
Won The mOudcr- back to Work on sab pat
trrnsl gives your SECRET circulars 10 the cap
talst press 900 80
In closing Mr.. Haskell says: 4" When these shall be
answered have NIFTY equally pertinent which We
shall submit for your kind consideration"
tits supposed that Mr. Powderly viii answer the
questions